Alaska USA Appoints New Director of Sales
Brenda Miernyk has been selected to fill the position of director of sales for Alaska USA Mortgage Company. Miernyk is a trusted leader with more than twenty years of mortgage industry experience. She holds a bachelor’s in business administration from Colorado State University.
“After careful consideration of the potential candidates, Brenda set herself apart by displaying a deep understanding of the mortgage needs of individuals in the areas in which we serve,” says Steve Larson, executive director of mortgage and real estate lending. “We look forward to seeing her expertise and motivation help the company evolve as she settles into her role.”
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New Oil on the North Slope
August 2026
In mid-May it was 19°F and windy at the Aurora Hotel in Deadhorse. As I stood in the parking lot surveying the surroundings, I chatted with a gentleman from Texas who works for Nabors Alaska Drilling and was in town as part of a crew tasked with getting a previously inactive drill rig up and running. He said that, according to his supervisor, spring is the windy season on the North Slope. The gusts were bracing, numbing the fingers holding my camera, but most of my attention was focused on what I could capture through the lens: work trucks, shipping containers, buildings obscured by snow whipped up by the wind.